2016 in Russia

This article lists events from the year 2016 in Russia.

2016
in
Russia

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Events

January

February

March

  • 14 March  Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War: Putin announced that the mission which he set for the Russian military in Syria "has been accomplished" and he ordered the withdrawal of the "main part" of the Russian forces from Syria.
  • 19 March  Flydubai Flight 981 with Boeing 737-800 made two unsuccessful landing attempts at Rostov-on-Don Airport in inclement weather. It reached an altitude of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) (during its second go-around), but then suddenly went down and crashed into the ground at a high speed. All 62 people on board the aircraft were killed in the crash.

April

May

August

October

  • 3 October  President Putin suspends the 2000 nuclear pact with the United States on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium.[8]
  • 5 October  Vladimir Putin suspends the 2013 nuclear pact with the United States on uranium research.[9]
  • 9 October  Eight militants, who planned attacks in Chechnya, were killed in a shootout with police. Four officers were injured as well.
  • 8 October  Russia deploys the nuclear-capable Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system to the Kaliningrad Oblast.[10]
  • 23 October  A gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others
  • 24 October  The Tolmachevy Sisters Concert in Minsk airs live on TV Channels Worldwide, including Freeform in the United States, Urging Viewers to vote for Donald Trump.

November

  • 6 November  Explosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia.

December

References

  1. Tietennis. "WTA - St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016 at Sibur Arena St. Petersburgo on February, 2016". www.tietennis.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. Photo; Infographics; Other. "Tennis. St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016". Sputnik Images media library. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. Clark, Stephen. "Soyuz rocket fires into space with 11 satellites – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. "Russia inaugurates Vostochny Cosmodrome with semi-commercial Soyuz launch". SpaceNews.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. "Moscow Warehouse Fire Kills at Least 17 Migrant Workers". 27 August 2016 via NYTimes.com.
  6. "GC32s to replace Extreme 40s". www.extremesailingseries.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  7. World, Yachting (25 August 2015). "Extreme Sailing Series move to super-light GC32 foiling catamarans for 2016 season". Yachting World. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. "Putin suspends nuclear pact, raising stakes in row with Washington". 3 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. "Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States". 5 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  10. "Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad". 8 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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